Benivieni, Antonio. (1443-1502),DE ABDITIS NONNULLIS AC MIRANDIS MORBORUM ET SANATIONUM CAUSIS [THE HIDDEN CAUSES OF DISEASE]Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, (1954). (1954). Good Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, (1954).. (1954).. Good. - Octavo, tan cloth in a dust wrapper. There is some minor foxing to the binding. The dust jacket is chipped with tears & pieces out. Its spine is darkened & the lower section of its rear panel is creased. xlvi & 217 pages. 6 full-page black-and-white illustrations. There is staining to the top edge of the verso of the front endpaper with light staining to the top edges of the following 3 leaves. Very good in a fair dust wrapper.

The Latin text by Antonio Benivieni of Florence [1443-1502] is printed side by side with the English translation by Charles Singer. There is a biographical appreciation by Esmond R. Long. Dust jacket present.
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35.00 USD

Some of the contributions are in German and some in English. Joseph Berberich's introduction is printed in both German and English. The papers are on many medical topics, including various forms of cancer, tuberculosis, dermatology, syphilis, enzymology, the pancreas, pulmonary embolism, trichinosis, etc. First Edition.
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20.00 USD

A gilt-lettered black leather label mounted on the front pastedown of each volume states: "This is copy 36 of a Limited Edition of 5,000 copies in the library of ......" This translation of Boldt's 1903 work was originally published in 1904.

Laid in is a 21-page pamphlet, providing information on Boldt and on this work.
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20.00 USD

The Edwin Smith Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian medical text, named after the dealer who bought it in 1862, and is the oldest known surgical treatise on trauma. The document, which may have been a manual of military surgery, describes 48 cases of injuries, fractures, wounds, dislocations and tumors. First Edition.
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125.00 USD

Buck, Albert HDIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EAR DISEASESNew York: William Wood & Company, 1880. 1880. Good New York: William Wood & Company, 1880.. 1880.. Good. - Octavo, green cloth decorated in gilt and black on the spine with the title in gilt on the spine and decorations in black on the covers. The covers are rubbed and bumped. 411 pages with a few textual illustrations. A previous owner's name is penned on the front blank. The endpapers and blanks are foxed and there is a small piece out from the front edge of the front endpaper. Good.

Christian, Eugene, F.S.DEAT AND BE WELL / EAT AND GET WELLNew York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916. 1916. Very good New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916.. 1916.. Very good. - Small octavo, gray cloth titled in red. The binding is very slightly bumped. [xiv] & 133 pages. Very good, with the remnants of the dust wrapper laid in.

Cole, F. JA HISTORY OF COMPARATIVE ANATOMY From Aristotle to the Eighteenth CenturyLondon: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1949. 1949. Good London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1949.. 1949.. Good. - Octavo, green cloth. The head & tail of the spine are faded & there is some white staining to the rear cover. viii & 524 pages. Full-page & textual illustrations in black & white. The edges of the book and the front & rear blanks are foxed and there is scattered light foxing throughout. There is a crease to the bottom corner of the front endpaper. Good.
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15.00 USD

The grandson of George III and son of the Duke of Sussex, Sir Augustus Frederick d'Este (1794-1848) was active in the Aborigines Protection Society. He assisted the Mississauga missionary Peter Jones who argued for the giving Native Americans title to their lands in Upper Canada. His manuscript diaries recorded the onset of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis which began at the age of 28 and afflicted him for the next 22 years. Sir Augustus d'Este is the earliest recorded person for whom a definite diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be made.
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375.00 USD

Dacus, Henricus (Henrik Harpestreng); Johnsson, J.W.SDE SIMPLICIBUS MEDICINIS LAXATIVISKobenhavn: Vilhelm Priors Kgl. Hofboghandel, 1914. 1914. Very good SignedKobenhavn: Vilhelm Priors Kgl. Hofboghandel, 1914.. 1914.. Very good. LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES - THOUGH NOT CALLED FOR, THIS COPY INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY J.W.S. JOHNSSON - Quarto, 10-3/8 inches high by 7-7/8 inches wide. Original printed gray wrappers bound into three-quarter green cloth & marbled boards with a gilt-titled calf label on the spine. The leather label is scuffed and the gilt partially rubbed away. The edges of the covers are rubbed with slight wear to the boards. 98 pages, illustrated with 2 facsimiles. The edges of the pages are slightly darkened and the leaves are lightly toned. Very good.

Limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Though not called for, this copy is inscribed and signed by J.W.S. Johnsson on the half-title.

The text is in Latin with a Danish preface, notes and commentary.

The Danish medical doctor, John William Schibbye Johnsson (1868-1929) is best known for his works on the history of medicine and folklore. In 1907, he co-founded the medical museum in Copenhagen. He sat on the board of the Danish Folk Museum and later also co-founded the Danish Medical-Historical Society. He published numerous articles on the history of medicine and also published little known manuscripts from the middle ages, including Henricus Dacus' Latin manuscript on laxatives.

Little is known about the life of Henrik Harpestreng (Henricus Dacus), with the exception that a couple of sixteenth and seventeenth century sources mention that he died in 1244. Fifteenth century manuscripts further mention him as having treated the Danish King Erik (1241-1251). He authored the "Liber Herbarum" and a medical book "De Simplicibus Medicinis Laxativis", which enumerates 35 herbs in alphabetical order with recipes for purgative medicines and their exact doses. There is also a passage with advice on dosage, uses and storage of the medicine.

Dafoe, Allan Roy. [1883-1943]. Canadian obstetrician who delivered the Dionne quintuplets.TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY ALLAN ROY DAFOE, M.D.Callander, Ontario, Canada: Jan. 10th, 1938. 1938. Very good SignedCallander, Ontario, Canada: Jan. 10th, 1938.. 1938.. Very good. - Quarto. 15 words typed on a splendid illustrated sheet of letterhead headed "The Dionne Quintuplet Guardianship" with a color image of the heads of the quintuplets superimposed on a maple leaf and an outline map of Ontario, marking the location of Callander with a red star. Signed "Allan Roy Dafoe". There is light creasing to the bottom corners of the letter with the left corner slightly darkened. Folded once for mailing. Very good.

Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe [1883-1943] sends this signed letter to a correspondent who has asked for his autograph. The Canadian obstetrician delivered and cared for the Dionnes, the first quintuplets known to have survived early infancy.
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150.00 USD

Davis, Andrew P.NEUROPATHY ILLUSTRATED. The Philosophy and Practical Application of Drugless Healing. Amply Illustrated and Explained.Long Beach, California: Graves & Hersey, 1915. 1915. Good Long Beach, California: Graves & Hersey, 1915.. 1915.. Good. - Octavo, 9-1/2 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Bound by Wymore Book Bindery in three-quarter black morocco and cloth, titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is further enhanced by marbled edges. The covers are rubbed with wear to the leather at the corners and joints. The leather has split along the front joint. The head and tail of the spine are chipped. [xvi] & 601 pages, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and several textual and full-page illustrations throughout. The front endpaper is lacking and the inner edge of the front blank has been reinforced with early paper tape. From the private library of the chiropractor Alexander Cohen, with his stamp on the front pastedown, front blank and title page. The bottom edges of the index are stained. Good.

The RARE first edition.

One of the leading practitioners of Homeopathic Medicine, Andrew P. Davis was born in Allegany county, New York in 1835. Although his father was a noted physician, the settlement of his estate left young Andrew to his own devices. He followed extended courses at Wabash College in Indiana and while subsequently providing for himself as a teacher, he began the study of medicine. Turning his attention to allopathy after an exhaustive investigation of the eclectic system, he attended Chicago's Rush Medical College. Several years after graduating, he began his studies of homeopathy at the Pulte Homeopathic Medical College in Cincinnati as well as the study of ophthalmology under Professor Wilson. He first practiced in Terre Haute, Indiana before moving to Corsicana, Texas where he set up practice as the pioneer homeopathic physician of the region. Pursuing further education in Homeopathy in New York, he subsequently returned to Texas to settle in Dallas. First Edition.
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450.00 USD

De Meyer, Isaac-Joseph (1786-1861).ORIGINE DES APOTHICAIRES DE BRUGES.Bruges: Imprimerie de Felix de Pachtere, 1842. 1842. Good SignedBruges: Imprimerie de Felix de Pachtere, 1842.. 1842.. Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR - Octavo, green boards backed by a dark green cloth spine, titled in gilt on the front cover with gilt rules on the spine. The covers are rubbed with wear to the corners and edges. The cloth is split along the joints with a piece out at the foot of the spine. 85 pages, plus a [1] page table of contents, illustrated with a title page vignette and 7 textual illustrations, including pictorial head and tail pieces. There is some minor faint foxing. Good.

First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed to "Monsieur Coppieters t Wallant" with "Hommage de l'auteur". Jean-Baptiste-Adolphe-Ghislain Coppieters 't Wallant (1806-1860) was the mayor of Bruges from 1830 to 1841.

Please note that the text is in French with some quotations printed in Dutch.

The Belgian physician Isaac Joseph De Meyer served as a surgeon and carabinier in the Napoleonic Wars. He took part in the Battles of Landschut, Eckmuhl, Regensburg, Essling, and the Battle of Waterloo, among others. Settling in Bruges, he served as President of the Commission Medicale Procincial and as Vice President of the Royal Academy of Medicine.

Includes a history of the "Epiciers-Droguistes" and of Bruges' Apothicairies with a list of their members from 1488 through 1795 "Liste des Epiciers-Droguistes et Apothicaires, membres de la corporation dite Kruydhalle".

Eyre, Sir James, M.D.THE STOMACH AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. By Sir James Eyre, M.D. Fourth Edition.London: John Churchill, (1857). (1857). Fair - Small octavo [6-3/4 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly stained & unevenly faded with the corners of the front wrap creased. The backstrip is perished & the front wrap & first signature are detached. xiv & pages [15]-162 plus reviews of the author's works, with the rear leaves unopened. The book is cracked or partially cracked in several places & the page corners are lightly creased. There are a few pencil markings & underlinings. Fair working copy.